|
| Savannah Guthrie |
UA grad, NBC News correspondent to speak to journalism students
The White House correspondent for NBC News and a graduate of the University of Arizona School of Journalism will speak to students at noon Wednesday, May 6, in the Marshall Building Room 340.
Savannah Guthrie is the White House correspondent for NBC news and a 1993 graduate of the UA. She joined NBC is 2007 as legal affairs correspondent, a post she previously held with “Court TV.”
Guthrie covered Congress, the Supreme Court, and high-profile court proceedings including the Zacarias Moussaoui trial, the Scooter Libby case, and the Samuel Alito confirmation hearings. With “Court TV,” Guthrie reported on trials and court proceedings, including the Michael Jackson child molestation case, the Boston clergy sex abuse scandal, and the sentencing of Martha Stewart.
Guthrie joined "Court TV" from the law firm of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld where she practiced law, with an emphasis in white-collar litigation, from 2002-2003.
From 2000 to 2002, Guthrie was a freelance reporter at WRC-TV, the NBC affiliate in Washington, D.C., where she covered the September 11th attacks on the Pentagon and anthrax mailings. Guthrie was also an anchor and reporter for KVOA-TV, the NBC affiliate in Tucson, from 1995 to 1999, specializing in legal affairs and politics. From 1993 to 1995, Guthrie was an anchor and reporter for KMIZ-TV, the ABC affiliate in Columbia, Missouri, where she anchored and produced weekend newscasts.
In 2002, Guthrie received her Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center, where she graduated magna cum laude. She was a member of Order of the Coif and received the International Academy of Trial Lawyers' Student Advocacy award for her work with victims of domestic violence. She graduated cum laude from the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism in 1993. She received the top score on the Arizona Bar Exam in 2002.
UA Journalism News Home